HB 867 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists

Summary

Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists ; Defines "dry needling" & "myofascial trigger point"; requires Board of Occupational Therapy Association to establish minimum standards of practice for performance of dry needling by occupational therapists; provides performance requirements; requires board to establish additional supervision & training requirements; requires DOH to submit specified report to Legislature by specified date.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Dec 23, 2025 Signed May 22, 2026

Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

H 867 c1 → H 867 er · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill has been updated from a committee version to its final enrolled form, confirming it has passed all legislative stages. The substantive policy content regarding dry needling by occupational therapists remains unchanged, with no new definitions, funding, or eligibility criteria added.

Scope change

None; the bill's scope and applicability are identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers indicating the bill was in committee review.

Added official 'ENROLLED' headers and updated the version identifier to reflect the final legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 39

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic11

10 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

26 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 22, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 2

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

lower

Jan 5, 2026

Committee

Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors